The remains of the Star, badly broken up, lie on the reef. These include some of the timbers, ballast stones, ironwork, chinaware and glass bottles. An excavation of the site was carried out by the WA Museum in 1983, with assistance from local divers. Since this was the first locally-built ship to be investigated by the Museum, the main interest was the hull—found to be in good condition and made of local wood. After analysis, these were determined to be jarrah, a sapwood, red mahogany and red gum (the latter two possibly of New South Wales origin). No whaling equipment was found, but large pulleys indicated a need to lift heavy, bulky cargoes. Among the artefacts recovered were a brass ship’s log, a penny dated 1876 and various types of ceramic wares.
